Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (AP) – Communication Studies

Department of Communications

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major.

All approved general education courses may count for general education credits; some may count for major credits; none may count as both. Effective September 2012 significant changes were made to Communication Studies course numbers. Students following pre-2012 Communication Studies requirements should contact the Undergraduate Program Director regarding program completion.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

The Communication Studies program offers a limited enrolment Specialized Honours BA program. Admission to the program requires that students achieve a 6.00 (B) average in AP/COMN 1000 6.00 and at least six other communication studies credits, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00 (C+). Continuation in, and graduation from, the program requires that students maintain a cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+) as well as at least a 6.00 (B) average on all 60 communication studies credits.

Because of limited space, admission is not guaranteed for all students who meet the minimum requirements. For more information regarding application information, please contact the Department of Communication Studies.

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: students majoring in the program must complete at least 60 credits in communication studies, as outlined below:

AP/COMN 1000 6.00;
18 credits chosen from: AP/COMN 2200 6.00, AP/COMN 2500 3.00, and AP/COMN 2700 6.00;
AP/COMN 3100 3.00 and AP/COMN 3101 3.00;
AP/COMN 3150 3.00 and AP/COMN 3151 3.00;
12 additional credits at the 3000 level;
12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: students majoring in the program must complete at least 48 credits in communication studies, as outlined below:

AP/COMN 1000 6.00;
18 credits chosen from: AP/COMN 2200 6.00, AP/COMN 2500 3.00, and AP/COMN 2700 6.00;
12 additional credits at the 3000 level;
12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours iBA: 120 Credits

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: students majoring in the program must complete at least 48 credits in communication studies, as outlined below:

AP/COMN 1000 6.00;
18 credits chosen from: AP/COMN 2200 6.00, AP/COMN 2500 3.00, and AP/COMN 2700 6.00;
12 additional credits at the 3000 level;
12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Required Course: AP/ANTH 2300 3.00 Intercultural Training Skills completed before the term or terms abroad. Note: This course is considered to be outside the major (even for ANTH students).

Language study credits: at least 18 credits in a modern language offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language. Up to six (6) language credits may be taken while the student is abroad. Such courses must be approved by the coordinator of the relevant language section in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

If a iBA student is fluent in a language, he/she will undergo an examination to test language proficiency by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Students exempted from one or more of the language courses required for the degree must complete cultural courses related to that language.

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 9 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major.

International exchange: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University’s exchange partners.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits (Note: for the Honours iBA, courses taken outside the major to satisfy the language study requirement and/or the internationally-oriented courses requirement can also be used to satisfy the outside the major requirement. Students who are completing a major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Double Major BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Communication Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in communication studies.

AP/COMN 1000 6.00
AP/COMN 2111 6.00
AP/COMN 2200 6.00
AP/COMN 2500 3.00
AP/COMN 2700 6.00
AP/COMN 3100 3.00
AP/COMN 3101 3.00
AP/COMN 3111 3.00
AP/COMN 3112 3.00
AP/COMN 3150 3.00
AP/COMN 3151 3.00
AP/COMN 3213 3.00
AP/COMN 3220 3.00
AP/COMN 3221 3.00
AP/COMN 3250 3.00
AP/COMN 3251 3.00
AP/COMN 3252 3.00
AP/COMN 3510 3.00
AP/COMN 3511 3.00
AP/COMN 3550 3.00
AP/COMN 3551 3.00
AP/COMN 3590 3.00
AP/COMN 3591 3.00
AP/COMN 3700 3.00
AP/COMN 3701 3.00
AP/COMN 3712 3.00
AP/COMN 3713 3.00
AP/COMN 3730 3.00
AP/COMN 3745 3.00
AP/COMN 3750 3.00
AP/COMN 3751 3.00
AP/COMN 3770 3.00
AP/COMN 3780 3.00
AP/COMN 3900 3.00
AP/COMN 4000 6.00
AP/COMN 4001 3.00
AP/COMN 4002 3.00
AP/COMN 4115 6.00
AP/COMN 4115 6.00
AP/COMN 4119 6.00
AP/COMN 4150 6.00
AP/COMN 4201 6.00
AP/COMN 4202 6.00
AP/COMN 4203 6.00
AP/COMN 4204 6.00
AP/COMN 4206 6.00
AP/COMN 4210 6.00
AP/COMN 4212 3.00
AP/COMN 4213 3.00
AP/COMN 4214 6.00
AP/COMN 4217 6.00
AP/COMN 4270 3.00
AP/COMN 4275 3.00
AP/COMN 4306 3.00
AP/COMN 4505 6.00
AP/COMN 4507 3.00
AP/COMN 4518 6.00
AP/COMN 4520 6.00
AP/COMN 4700 6.00
AP/COMN 4701 6.00
AP/COMN 4702 6.00
AP/COMN 4703 6.00
AP/COMN 4704 6.00
AP/COMN 4705 6.00
AP/COMN 4707 6.00
AP/COMN 4708 6.00
AP/COMN 4721 3.00
AP/COMN 4722 3.00
AP/COMN 4723 3.00
AP/COMN 4725 6.00
AP/COMN 4726 6.00
AP/COMN 4727 6.00
AP/COMN 4729 6.00
AP/COMN 4731 3.00
AP/COMN 4732 3.00
AP/COMN 4733 3.00
AP/COMN 4747 6.00
AP/COMN 4760 6.00
AP/COMN 4790 6.00
AP/COMN 4900 6.00

Approved Category D Courses (for students under rules existing prior to Fall/Winter 2012)
AP/ANTH 2120 6.00
AP/ANTH 3350 6.00
AP/ANTH 4340 6.00
AP/CLTR 2510 6.00
AP/CLTR 2610 6.00
AP/CLTR 3100 6.00
AP/CLTR 3230 6.00
AP/CLTR 3250 6.00
AP/CLTR 3542 6.00
AP/CLTR 4580 3.00
AP/EN 2600 6.00
AP/EN 3070 6.00
AP/LING 2400 3.00
AP/LING 2410 3.00
AP/LING 2430 3.00
AP/HUMA 1900 9.00
AP/HUMA 2970 9.00
AP/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 2910 6.00)
AP/POLS 3100 3.00
AP/POLS 3155 3.00
AP/POLS 3300 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3300 6.00, AP/SOCI 3030 6.00)
AP/POLS 4071 3.00
AP/POLS 4180 6.00
AP/POLS 4185 6.00
AP/POLS 4402 3.00
AP/POLS 4904 3.00
AP/SOCI 3220 6.00
AP/SOCI 3992 6.00
AP/SOCI 4500 6.00
AP/SOCI 4510 6.00
AP/SOCI 4920 6.00
AP/GL/GWST 2501 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/LING 2410 3.00, GL/SOSC 2900 3.00)
ES/ENVS 4420 3.00
FA/FACS 2500 3.00
FA/FACS 2930 6.00
FA/FACS 4930 3.00
FA/FILM 2040 6.00
FA/FILM 2120 6.00
FA/FILM 2400 6.00
FA/FILM 2401 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 2740 6.00)
FA/FILM 3210 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 3909 3.00)
FA/FILM 3211 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 3910 3.00)
FA/FILM 3220 3.00
FA/FILM 3260 3.00
FA/FILM 3250C 3.00
FA/FILM 3310 3.00
FA/FILM 3320 3.00
FA/FILM 3321 3.00
FA/FILM 3331 3.00 (cross-listed to: FA/VISA 3053 3.00)
FA/FILM 3401 3.00
FA/FILM 3410 3.00
FA/FILM 3420B 3.00
FA/FILM 3420D 3.00
FA/FILM 3420E 3.00
FA/FILM 3420F 3.00
FA/FILM 3420G 3.00
FA/FILM 3420K 3.00
FA/FILM 3610A 3.00
FA/FILM 3610B 3.00
FA/FILM 3610C 3.00
FA/FILM 3610D 3.00
FA/FILM 3610E 3.00
FA/FILM 3611 3.00
FA/FILM 3612 3.00
FA/FILM 3810 3.00
FA/FILM 3812 3.00
FA/FILM 3830 3.00
HH/PSYC 2020 6.00
HH/PSYC 2021 3.00
HH/PSYC 2022 3.00
HH/PSYC 2120 3.00
LE/EECS 1520 3.00
LE/EECS 1530 3.00
SC/MATH 2560 3.00
SC/MATH 2570 3.00
SC/STS 2411 6.00
SC/STS 3700 6.00

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